Guest guest Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 23. Believe Utterly in the Unreality of the World. The fundamental mistake that people without peace of mind make is to imagine that the whole world is made for their enjoyment and that everything and everybody in this wide universe should sub serve their individual ends and that the whole world should bend to their plans. Do not try to extract enjoyment from this world. You can as well extract nectar from cobra’s fangs! You will meet with disappointment, frustration, failure, misery. Rather know the world for what it is. The world is made for your experience, for your evolution. Grow wiser and spiritually richer with every experience. Experience is education. Experience is the greatest teacher. It is only the fool who thinks that this world is made for his pleasure. Says the scripture: Anityam Asukham Lokam. Asasvatam Duhkhalayam (Impermanent and joyless, verily, is this world). Read your scriptures with respect. Ever remember their teachings. Live by their teachings. There is no other way to peace of mind. Lastly, believe utterly in the unreality of the world. Believe, because all the seers of yore have proclaimed in no uncertain terms that the phenomenal world is only a dream world and that phenomenal experience is only a dream experience. And remember: they said that only after personally experiencing the unreality of the world and the Reality of pure consciousness. They were not fools. Nor are you wiser. Even when confronted with bitter experience, tell yourself: " All this is unreal. I am Pure Consciousness. I am God. " Harihi Om Tat Sat The end. Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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